Alessandro Viola, Sinfonia Di Bianco, 2023

£38.50

Skin‑contact Grillo from Alcamo with around six days’ maceration and ageing in old chestnut botti; textural, gently spicy and low‑SO₂.

yellow stone fruit
herbal
spice
saline

At a glance

Producer: Alessandro Viola
Region: Sicily
Appellation: Terre Siciliane IGP
Grape: Grillo
Vintage: 2023
Country: Italy
Wine type: Orange
Alcohol: 12.5%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — practising

Taste profile

Body: Medium
Acidity: High
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

couscous alla Trapanese
grilled prawns
caponata
fried sardines
pecorino cheese

How to serve it

Serve: Lightly chilled (12–14°C)

Why Cave selected it

Expressive, gently macerated Grillo aged in chestnut that balances texture with freshness and pairs across Sicilian and Mediterranean dishes.

About the wine

The juice is macerated for six days with their skins intact, and the wine ages in old chestnut botti before bottling with low SO2. A light yet textural expression of orange that we love.

About Alessandro Viola

Holistic viticulture guru of Sicily, Alessandro Viola has 20 hectares of vineyards on the north western coast of Sicily. With an oenology and viticulture degree, he practices minimal intervention and organic methods in both the vineyards and cellar. The company philosophy is very simple: make wine using only grapes; this isn't due to purely ethical reasons but also in his realisation that pure wine is not only possible but that the result is better. He strives to maintain the natural balance in nature; relying on the natural fertility of the soil capable of renewal on the condition that the man does not disturb the balance. "In wine there is a perfect chemical balance, only nature can go that far, who We are we to do better than nature?"

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